Written questions

579 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the creation of the International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace.

15 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Religious Freedom: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of gender-specific religious persecution of women from religious minorities abroad.

15 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Christianity: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support and counsel persecuted Christian women who are stigmatised by sexual violence overseas.

15 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Christianity: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he has taken to help tackle religious persecution and gender based violence of Christian women in countries around the world.

10 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to enable the re-introduction of close contact care home visits in England.

10 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a timetable for the vaccination of all care home (a) residents and (b) staff in England.

7 Dec 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Forced Labour

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of whether personal protective equipment has been imported in to the UK which is the result of forced labour in the Xinjaing province

7 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Protective Clothing: Forced Labour

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that no personal protective equipment procured for the NHS has been made by forced labour.

7 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Protective Clothing: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of whether personal protective equipment used in the NHS has been made by forced labour in the Xinjaing province of China.

7 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mould: Respiratory Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the knowledge of mould sickness among doctors, and what steps he plans to take to improve the diagnosis of mould sickness.

7 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mould: Respiratory Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will undertake a review on the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of mould sickness in the UK.

3 Nov 2020 · Home Office

Consumers: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that customer service staff are protected from abuse during the covid-19 lockdown.

3 Nov 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Uyghurs

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on potential sanctions on the people responsible for human rights abuses against Uyghurs in China.

30 Oct 2020 · Wales Office

Tourism: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps the Government is taking to help protect employment in the tourism sector in Wales from the effects of the covid-19 outbreak.

30 Oct 2020 · Wales Office

Business: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the first Minister of Wales on financial support for businesses during covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement.

30 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to the Chinese Government on allowing Human Rights Monitors access to Xinjiang's camps.

30 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Uyghurs

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to support independent (a) tribunals and (b) assessments on China's treatment of its Uyghur population.

16 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Horses: Slaughterhouses

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many horses slaughtered in UK abattoirs in (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020 held horse passports issued by Weatherbys passport issuing agencies.

16 Sep 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Horses: Republic of Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many soliped and equidae were imported from Ireland for slaughter in Great Britain in (a) 2019 and (b) in each month of 2020.

16 Sep 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Horse Meat: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what quantity of horse meat was exported from the UK in 2019.

16 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Horses: Slaughterhouses

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many soliped and equidae were slaughtered at each abattoir licensed to slaughter horses in 2019.

16 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Horses: Slaughterhouses

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many soliped and equidae were slaughtered for meat in UK abattoirs in each month of 2020.

16 Sep 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fishing Vessels: Territorial Waters

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to ban supertrawlers from fishing in UK waters.

11 Mar 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Horse Racing: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the British Horseracing Authority on that organisation's consultation on the rules and penalties for misuse of a whip in racing; and whether tha

26 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Meat

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ban the consumption of dog meat.

11 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Young Carers: General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of GP practices who have adopted the care for young carers package launched by NHS England.

21 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made in improving access to specialist mental health support for children.

21 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many schools have mental health teams.

21 Jan 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Georgia: Peacekeeping Operations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the UK will continue to take part in the EU monitoring mission in Georgia after leaving the EU on 31 January 2020.

21 Jan 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of mental healthcare provision in UK prisons.

Source: official written-questions record.